The Irish standard., 1887-08-13

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he stepped from the rostrum Of the
Commons, where he repeatedly stated
that Ireland was reeking with abomin-
able crimes, to the judicial bench in
Drogheda, where be had not an offence,
even threatening letter case to deal
with. If ever man was convicted of
guilt-of the horrible crime Of matri-
cide--it was Hugh Holmes. He had
fou]ly blackened the character of his
mother col,try wantonly, wickedly,
and falsely aspersed the fair name of
his mothorland-all for the purpose OF
establishing his right to judgeship.
When he sat in the court house at
Drogheda, he was really criminal in
the dock. On themost conspicous plat
form in Europe he exhibited figure OF
Erin, his native country, stepped to the
lips in crime. He returns to Ireland,
opens the Assizes at Drogheda, and is
compelled by cruel fate to extend his
bloody hands for the reception Of white
gloves-the emblem Of purity, honor
and virtue. The moment he left Dub
lin as a circuit judge, Nemesis started
On his track. and overlook him at the
first stage of his judicial journey,
There We leave him; adding only this,
that in a week or so, Balfour's Tory.
Landlord Coercion Act will be placed in
bloody hands for execution"
It is thus all over Ireland. BY a
reference to our Irish news it will be
observed that every county is in a
peaceable condition and that the
presentation Of white gloves 20 the
judges atassize courts has not been an
unusual occurrence. Yet men who
have no object in view than that Of
gratifying selfish ambition, will--like
MIR. Holrnes--declare that Ireland is in
a horrible state Of lawlessness.
The Irish Wolld, speaking en- this
point, notes the remarkable coincidence
that simultaneously with the passage
OF the Coercion Bill the quarterly re-
turn OF 'sagrarian outrages" makes its
appearance. The whole number of
'toutrages' reported is two hundred
and twenty-l1ine. OF these eighty
seven are glazed under the head of
threatening letters, while fifteen are
described as "otherWise," new spe-
cies of ''crime," ineligible only to
those VINO are permitted to know the
secrets of the Coercion Government.
1t is to he noted, continues the Irish
World, that during the three months
covered by this report not solitary
case of conspiracy to murder, Of rob-
berry. of appearing armed, of riot and
affray, of administering unlawful
oaths. of haying arms in a proclaimed
district, OF rescuing prisoners, Or OF
perjury occurred in all Ireland. Nor
was there single case of taking and
holding forcible possession. Yet dur
ing this period it was that the British
Government brought in and passed the
so-cal!ed Grimes Act'' and me1da-
ciously and Indignantly attempted to
Justify its atrocious procedure by repre-
senting that in Ireland crime Of all
kinds was so rife that the usual meth
DDS employed fer its vi eventlon were
totally inadequate. What opinion
must honest men everywhere form Of
a Government which in order to pro-
vide a pretext for gratifying its i'm
p]acable hatred OF a nation deliberately
circulates falsehc0ds Of the most glar-
ing kind which even it's own official re-
ports prove utterly groundless !?
Falsehoods like those described
above do not produce 8 pang OF re-
morse in the breasts Of such men as
Judge Holmes. Personal interests are
placed above those OF the people; and it
Is such men who have been the eruina-
tion of ireland for hundreds Of years.